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PRESS RELEASE: "Cash In With Canon" Rebate Program Returns With An Array Of Rebates

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., April 15, 2005 - Baseball season, picnics, family gatherings and other outdoor activities are in full swing. Canon U.S.A. helps make it easy and affordable to capture and share memories of important activities and events with a digital camera system through "Cash In With Canon" Rebate Program from April 15 - July 15, 2005.

Canon is offering mail-in rebates from $10 to $500 on select products, including the professional EOS-1D Mark II, EOS 20D and a variety of EF lenses. Additionally, Canon is offering mail-in rebates on select EX-series Speedlites and IS (Image Stabilizer) Binoculars.

"The Cash in With Canon Rebate Program makes the speed and precision of SLR photography even more affordable to consumers," stated Yukiaki Hashimoto, senior vice president and general manager of the consumer imaging group at Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ). "We feel that this type of rebate program expands the variety of photographic possibilities for photographers while keeping their experiences affordable."

To claim rebate, purchases must be made April 15 through July 15, 2005. Customers must complete and submit the following to be postmarked by August 8, 2005 and received by August 15, 2005: rebate form, received at time of purchase; a copy of the sales receipt with price paid, dealer name, product model and date clearly legible; a copy of the customer portion of the original Canon U.S.A. warranty card and an original cut-out of the UPC code and body/lens number.

For full details and other restrictions, please see claim form available online at www.canonusa.com or via phone at 877.862.6870.

Following are the rebate eligible items:

ELIGIBLE ITEMS

REBATE

EOS Cameras

EOS-ID Mark II Kit

$500

EOS 20D Kit

$100

EOS 20D EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Kit

$100

EOS 20D EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Kit

$100

EF Lenses

EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

$50

EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

$25

EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

$45

EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

$15

EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

$15

EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

$40

EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

$50

EF 70-200mm f/4L USM

$25

EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

$40

EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

$15

EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

$50

EF 20mm f/2.8 USM

$15

EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

$15

EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

$15

EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

$15

EF 100mm f/2 USM

$15

EF 135mm f/2L USM

$35

EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM

$25

EF 300mm f/4L IS USM

$45

EF 400mm f/5.6L USM

$40

EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye

$25

EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM

$20

EF 180mm f/3.6 Macro USM

$50

EOS Accessories

Speedlite 580EX

$20

Speedlite 420EX

$15

Speedlite 220EX

$10

Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX

$50

Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX

$30

Binoculars

Binoculars 10x42L IS WP

$100

Binoculars 18x50 IS All Weather

$100

Binoculars 15x50 IS All Weather

$100

Binoculars 12x36 IS II

$50

Binoculars 10x30 IS

$50

Binoculars 8x25 IS

$50

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired Companies in America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top 100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2004, with global revenues of $33.3 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.

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(First posted on Monday, April 18, 2005 at 12:49 EDT)